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Victoria Micieli, director and scientist at the Center for Parasitological and Vector Studies of the national scientific research institute CONICET, classifies different species of mosquitoes at a laboratory in La Plata, in Argentina's Buenos Aires Province, on Tuesday. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, on Tuesday. The Port of Baltimore, which has the highest volume of auto imports in the U.S., is now temporarily closed. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse is expected to disrupt supply chains

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Students leave the underground school built in a Kharkiv subway station to board a bus home. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Ukraine's Kharkiv moves classrooms underground so kids survive Russian attacks

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Israeli soldiers unpack their tanks and APC's to load up to trucks, after returning from Gaza on the Gaza border, Israel, Feb. 29. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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A demonstrator holds a placard, after Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption

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A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at a yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 21. The war in Gaza has prompted calls for Israel to end military exemptions for full-time religious students. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption

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With war in Gaza, Israel faces new pressure to draft the ultra-Orthodox into service

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Community members gathered to discuss the events surrounding the kidnappings in their community at The Kawu District Palace which represents the seat of authority in the Kawu (spelled Kau on google maps). All official guests, meetings and pronouncements are made from the Palace. Terna Iwar for NPR hide caption

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People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow, on Monday. There were calls Monday for harsh punishment for those behind the attack on the Russian concert hall that killed more than 130 people, as authorities combed the burnt-out ruins of the shopping and entertainment complex in search of more bodies. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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What to know about the Moscow concert attack and what's next in the case

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The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the war in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday, is escorted by police and FSB officers in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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Korean food gets a Michelin-starred makeover in Seoul restaurants

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